1980: The Unforgettable Day
May 1980, winter was beginning unseasonably
2024 · 105 min · ★ 5.2 · Drama
There is HWAPYONG Restaurant with full of hopes of the family of three generations. Grandfather, the first-generation owner, and the first son, the second-generation owner, who lives as a fugitive after being branded as a communist and his wife and Cheol-soo’s mom who has to work hard by juggling work and family without complaint. The second son, Cheol-soo’s uncle, who sometimes acts like a child with an excuse of being the second son but loves Cheol-soo more than anyone and seriously cares about the restaurant. To the third generation, young Cheol-soo, family is the most precious. By the time when ‘Seoul Spring’ longing for democratization came to nothing due to ‘Retreat from Seoul Station’ in 1980, there were a series of peaceful protests in Gwangju, Jeolla Province. In warm May, a large dark cloud is looming over HWAPYONG Restaurant, the home and everything of this ordinary family of Cheol-soo, in the middle of Gwangju.
Directed by Kang Seung-yong · Written by Kang Seung-yong
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Kang Shin-il Cheol-soo's grandfather -
Kim Gyu-ri Cheol-soo's mother -
Baek Sung-hyun Cheol-soo's uncle -
Han Soo-yeon Yeong-hee's mother -
Song Min-jae Cheol-soo -
Yu Oh-seong Cheol-soo's father -
Park Jun-hyuk Young-hee's father -
Min-seo Cheol-soo's aunt -
Lee Dal-hyung Village head -
Jeon Soo-jin Amore aunt -
Park No-shik Record shop -
Ko Joo-hee Female college student
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